Happy New Year 2012

Kuching Toastmasters Club

Theme: Happy New Year

Date: 8^th January 2012

Meeting No: 15/2011-2012

Toastmaster of the Evening: TM Thow Soon Pheng

“The year of the Dragon is a good year to make babies....”

Word of the Day: “beatitude”

TM George Hannah CC 1 “Curiosity”

“I was born in Scotland....not Wales.  Scotland is a country that produces many creative and handsome men.....”

TM Daniel Wong CC 2 “That should have been my stage”

“We left out the crucial word... “NOT”...In the new year, I found a stage where I can shine...”

CC Jessica Kim CC 10 “Live your dream”

“Trust yourself.....love your journey....and live your dream...”

TM Chieng Siik Kwong CC 8

“If you want to live until 100 years old, you need 2 things....the desire and the “tips”

TM Ivy Puah evaluating TM George’s speech.

Caught this shutter-bug

CTM Margaret evaluating TM Daniel’s speech..... those green shoes!!!

ACS Campbell Apau evaluating CC Jessica’s speech.

Frankie evaluating TM Dr. Chieng’s speech.

Table Topics Session

TM Eric: What does the New Year signify to you?

Stanley:  Do you like New Year more or do you like it less and WHY?

DTM Lawrence Tay:  An optimist stays up late to see the New Year in while the pessimist stays up late to see the old year leave.....

TM Francis:  How much do you think is the amount a lady should spend on CNY shopping?

Guest Houng Ling: What indulgence would you like to treat yourself to this year?

CTM Margaret: Some say when you like the color red, it is a sign that you are getting old...

Ivan: What was your best and worst New Year ever?

Cuthbert: If 2012 is the end of the world, what are the 3 things you want to do?

DTM Tan Cho Huat evaluating all the table topic speakers.

CC Shirlene.....the General Evaluator.

TM George receiving his CC 1 Icebreaker ribbon. Congrats George! J

Jessica receiving her CC 10 ribbon. Congrats..... CC Jessica! J

Margaret was the best table topic speaker that night!

A Happy New year group photo.... still sorting out where to stand and pose...

Cheers! (without VPPR)

Cheers part 2.... with the VPPR but without the bright one...... guess who is hiding behind the red bundle of strings? hahaha

A Blast Into The Past

 Meeting No: 12/2011-2012

Theme: A Blast Into the Past

 Some of the young guests.

 Pre- meeting chit-chatting 1.

 Pre-meeting chit-chatting 2.

 On behalf of the President, VPM Cutbert Lo chaired the meeting.

 One of the guests, Mr. George introducing himself.

 TM Francis Liaw was the TOE.  (First time as the TOE.... Well Done Francis! )

 Our new member, TM Daniel Wong attempting his CC1 Icebreaking Speech.  Speech title was “Growing Up With Scars”.  He said, “As we grow in life, we start to collect scars...”

 Speaker No. 2 TM Dr Chieng Siik Kwong (CC6 How to speak to doctors)

“Before we approach the doctor, we must analyse the situation....”

 Guess Who? Too much Rogaine?

 Speaker No. 3 TM Thow Soon Pheng (CC9 When the beating stops)

“Heart disease is the top killer in Malaysia....”

 Speaker No. 4 CC Marlene Sim (ACB2 Wonders of Diaries)

“It is a fertile ground for you to write down anything that you want....”

 Guess who? part 2

 Riddle Master CTM Margaret Loh.... “What is something light yet you cannot hold it for too long?”

 Table Topic Speaker No 2  Campbell Apau talking about how the Beatles’ songs are a cultural imprint in the English speaking world....

 Our Guest (who is now our member J ), Mr. George attempting a table topic, “The size of your dream is the size of your future....

 Pui Chai Fung attempting the topic “One decision you made that changed the course of your life....

 Our Guest (who is now our member J), Dr. Phyllis Ho on “How you are different compared to when you were 18 years old.”

 Mike Lim saying “After every hill there is a mountain.....”

 Eric on “Describe a perfect date/ moment that you had experienced a year ago...”

 Shirlene Yeo on “One thing that you regretted not doing...”

 Winners of Best Dressed award.

 Best Table Topic speaker.... you know who .. J

 Breaking the Ice! Congrats TM Daniel and welcome to KTMC.

At the end of the day, it was indeed a BLAST!!!!!! J

Kuching Toastmasters Club installs New Excos for the term 2011/2012

Kuching-  It was a night filled with fun and joy as Kuching Toastmasters Club held its 24^th Installation Night recently at the Sarawak Club.  The theme for this year’s installation event and also for the club during the new term is “Creating Opportunities”.

The club’s new president, ACB Clement Langet Sabang said the theme “Creating Opportunities” was chosen because the new committee aims at providing members the opportunities to improve their public speaking and leadership skills.

“We will be creating more opportunities for members to make more speeches and take up more leadership roles.  This will make them better speakers and leaders later on.”

“We will also provide members of the public who are interested in improving their communication and leadership skills such opportunities through our guest nights and training meetings”, he said after being installed as the President on that night.

The club’s patron, Datu Dr. Haji Yusoff Hanifah and his wife Datin Zaleha Abdullah were the guests of honour for the night.  After performing the installation ceremony, Datu Dr. Haji Yusoff Hanifah in his speech urged the club’s members to keep an eye for the opportunity that could be hidden inside any problem.

“According to an old English proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention.”  By the same token I would argue that problems are the motivating factors that lead to the creation of opportunities. Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem.  But there are a few occasions in our life when a great opportunity knocks on our door in disguise, in a less obvious form or in different shades of light,” he said.

“All of us do not have equal talent, that’s the fact of life. But all of us could have an equal chance to take a careful look around us for the second or third time more thoroughly so that we could create an opportunity for the betterment of ourselves and the society we live in,” he added.

The Exco for the term 2011/2012 comprises of Clement Langet Sabang (President), Iris Cheng (Immediate Past President), Ivy Puah (Vice President Education), Cuthbert Lo (Vice President Membership), Bernard Yong (Vice President Public Relations), Shirlene Yeo (Secretary), Ang She Hua (Treasurer), Marlene Sim (Sergeant At Arms), Thow Soon Peng and Ivan Cheng (Committee Members).